Interview with Hervé Reculeau for the Oriental Institute Oral History Project
The OI Oral History Project recently interviewed Hervé Reculeau, Associate Professor of Assyriology, about his collaboration in the international project Coping with Changing Climates in Early Antiquity: Comparative Approaches between Empiricism and Theory.
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Lecture by Morag Kersel on "The Consequences of Buying Holy Land Antiquities"
Morag Kersel will give a lecture about "Pots from the City of Sin — The Consequences of Buying Holy Land Antiquities" on Wednesdsay, March 6, 2019, at 7:00 PM in Breasted Hall of the Oriental Institute.
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OI to Host the 15th Annual Postdoctoral Symposium on "Pomp, Circumstance, and the Performance of Politics"
On Thursday–Friday, March 7–8, 2019, the OI will host the 15th annual OI Postdoctural Sypmosium about "Pomp, Circumstance, and the Performance of Politics: Acting Politically Correct in the Ancient World" organized by Kathryn R. Morgan.
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ARCE Lecture by Joseph Barabe on "New Tools for Artifact Analysis"
ARCE's Illinois Chapter will host Joseph G. Barabe who will give a lecture about "Assessing the Gospel Truth: New Tools for Ancient Artifact Analysis" on Saturday, March 2, 2019, at 5:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Serenella Mancini on "Islamic Pottery Production"
Serenella Mancini will give a lecture about "Islamic Pottery Production in Istakhr and Irbil: Comparing Southwest Iran with Northern Iraq" on Monday, February 25, 2019, at 3:30 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Mario Martin on Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age
Mario Martin will give a lecture about "Megiddo in the Late Bronze Age: Radiocarbon Chronology and Historical Considerations" on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 12:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Marie-Laure Chambrade on "Waterscapes of Ancient Persia"
Marie-Laure Chambrade will give a lecture about "Investigating Waterscapes of Ancient Persia: The Contribution of the Persepolis Expedition Archives" on Monday, February 18, 2019, at 3:30 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Emeritus Professor Miguel Civil, Leading Expert in Sumerian, Passes Away at 92
Miguel Civil, Emeritus Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, passed away on January 13, 2019. He was widely considered the world's leading expert in the Sumerian language.
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Lecture by Klaus Wagensonner on Handbook of Cuneiform Characters
Klaus Wagensonner will give a lecture about "Putting Signs in Order: Notes on a Pocked-Sized Handbook of Cuneiform Characters" on Friday, February 1, 2019, at 4:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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Lecture by Hanan Charaf on Lebanon in the Days of the Canaanites
Hanan Charaf will give a lecture about "Lebanon in the Day sof the Canaanites: Recent Discoveries from the Middle Bronze Age" on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 12:00 PM in the LaSalle Banks Room of the Oriental Institute.
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